Busy Bee Lifestyle

Home Organization

Round Up Hats, Mittens and Scarves!

Look What I Found – Round Up Hats, Mittens and Scarves!

At this point in the winter season, I’m totally tired of keeping track of my family’s extensive collection of hats, gloves, mittens and more!  But an adorable solution is offered by Room Service Home:  a well sized, metal storage bucket featuring a red cable pattern... Read more »

Tips for Organizing Your Christmas Decorations

Tip of the Week - Organizing  Your Christmas Decorations!
Taking down the tree and removing the lights from the windows is a bit sad – but with a little bit of organization, putting your Christmas decorations back out next year will be a pleasure!  Here are a few ideas that will have you thanking yourself next December!
Organize Your Christmas Lights
As... Read more »

Count Down to Christmas – What You Can Do Now!

Count Down to Christmas:  Here’s What’s Going On At My House!
In my house, Thanksgiving acts as a sort of gate – and only when it is over, can we walk on through to Christmas!  So at the moment, I haven’t started decorating, writing cards or wrapping.  It’s basically a decision driven by self preservation and... Read more »

Fashionable Reusable Shopping Bags You Can’t Resist!

Reusable Shopping Bags – It’s Time!
For far too long, I’ve been feeling guilty every time I check out at my local grocery store!  And it’s not because I’ve spent too much (which is usually true!) but because I haven’t brought along my own reusable shopping bags for toting my food home!  If you’re wondering why I... Read more »

Clever Closet Organization for Kids

Look What I Found – Two Quick Closet Fixes for Kids!
Two clever and useful closet organizers for children have just caught my attention! 
The first is the Closet Monkey, a set of six dividers designed to organize clothing by size in a baby’s closet.  The dividers are colorful and feature cute animals, allowing parents to arrange... Read more »

Green Dimes – Easily Stop Unwanted Junk Mail!

Tip of the Week – Green Dimes! 
This earth friendly website provides the fabulous service of reducing the unwanted junk mail that pours into your mailbox each day, creating a win-win situation for you and the environment!  A basic membership at Green Dimes is free (!), offering five years of junk mail protection and giving... Read more »

10 Easy Ways to Go Green!

Going “Light” Green! 
I just came across this new term – “light” green – and realized that it was the perfect phrase for me!  Every form of media is replete with recommendations and admonitions about going “green” and on occasion I’ve been left feeling guilty and incapable of making the changes that are so strongly advocated. ... Read more »

How to Repair Scratched DVDs and CDs

Tip of the Week – Repair Your Scratched DVDs and CDs!
Over the years, my children have damaged dozens of CDs and DVDs, tossing them onto the floor of the car or the bottom of the storage cabinet, minus those protective cases! Figuring that the scratched discs were beyond repair, most ended up in... Read more »

Great Guest Rooms!

Creating a Fabulous Guest Room!

In a recent “Tip of the Week”, Create a Five Star Guest Room, I reminded readers to spruce up their guest rooms for holiday visitors and offered a few simple ideas to get started.  But if you are interested creating a more elaborate guest room, here are a few fun ideas!
Sheets
You... Read more »

Tip of the Week – Organize Your Online Information!

Tip of the Week – Organize Your Online Information!

I recently picked up a little item that I had been seeking for a long time – a spiral bound notebook specifically designed to record websites, usernames, passwords and notes.  This online organizer is just like an address book, divided by letters of the alphabet and is about... Read more »

Next »